Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 1.25.23

तं विक्षोभयमाणं तु सरो बहुझषाकुलम् ।
कूर्मोऽप्यभ्युद्यतशिरा युद्धायाभ्येति वीर्यवान् ॥ २३ ॥

taṃ vikṣobhayamāṇaṃ tu saro bahujhaṣākulam |
kūrmo'pyabhyudyataśirā yuddhāyābhyeti vīryavān || 23 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...on the other shore of the great ocean. Thither lived Vinata in affliction, defeated in wager and put into a state of slavery. Once Kadru calling Vinata who had prostrated herself before...

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Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (1.25.23). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Vikshobha, Yama, Sara, Saras, Bahu, Jhasha, Akula, Kurma, Api, Apya, Abhyudyata, Shira, Yuddha, Abhi, Viryavat,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 1.25.23). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

  • Line 1: “taṃ vikṣobhayamāṇaṃ tu saro bahujhaṣākulam
  • tam -
  • ta (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    ta (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
    tan (noun, masculine)
    [adverb]
    sa (noun, masculine)
    [accusative single]
  • vikṣobha -
  • vikṣobha (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • yamā -
  • yama (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yama (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    yamā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
  • āṇam -
  • aṇ (verb class 1)
    [imperfect active first single]
  • tu -
  • tu (indeclinable particle)
    [indeclinable particle]
  • saro* -
  • saras (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    sara (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • bahu -
  • bahu (indeclinable)
    [indeclinable]
    bahu (indeclinable adverb)
    [indeclinable adverb]
    bahu (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    bahu (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
  • jhaṣā -
  • jhaṣa (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jhaṣa (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    jhaṣā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative single]
    jhaṣ (verb class 1)
    [imperative active second single]
  • akulam -
  • akula (noun, masculine)
    [adverb], [accusative single]
    akula (noun, neuter)
    [adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
    akulā (noun, feminine)
    [adverb]
  • Line 2: “kūrmo'pyabhyudyataśirā yuddhāyābhyeti vīryavān
  • kūrmo' -
  • kūrma (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]
  • apya -
  • api (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    apya (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    ap (noun, neuter)
    [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual], [locative single]
  • abhyudyata -
  • abhyudyata (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [vocative single]
    abhyudyata (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [vocative single]
  • śirā* -
  • śira (noun, masculine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural]
    śirā (noun, feminine)
    [nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
  • yuddhāyā -
  • yuddha (noun, masculine)
    [dative single]
    yuddha (noun, neuter)
    [dative single]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, masculine)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
    yudh -> yuddha (participle, neuter)
    [dative single from √yudh class 1 verb], [dative single from √yudh class 4 verb]
  • abhye -
  • abhi (indeclinable preposition)
    [indeclinable preposition]
    abhi (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhi (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhi (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative dual], [vocative dual], [accusative dual]
    abhī (noun, masculine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhī (noun, neuter)
    [compound], [adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]
    abhī (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    abhi (Preverb)
    [Preverb]
  • eti -
  • eti (noun, feminine)
    [compound], [adverb]
    i (verb class 2)
    [present active third single]
  • vīryavān -
  • vīryavat (noun, masculine)
    [nominative single]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 1.25.23

Cover of edition (2013)

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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Cover of edition (2003)

The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 1.25.23 in Kannada sript:
ತಂ ವಿಕ್ಷೋಭಯಮಾಣಂ ತು ಸರೋ ಬಹುಝಷಾಕುಲಮ್ ।
ಕೂರ್ಮೋಽಪ್ಯಭ್ಯುದ್ಯತಶಿರಾ ಯುದ್ಧಾಯಾಭ್ಯೇತಿ ವೀರ್ಯವಾನ್ ॥ ೨೩ ॥

Cover of edition (2008)

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2017)

Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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Cover of Bengali edition

The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 1.25.23 in Bengali sript:
তং বিক্ষোভযমাণং তু সরো বহুঝষাকুলম্ ।
কূর্মোঽপ্যভ্যুদ্যতশিরা যুদ্ধাযাভ্যেতি বীর্যবান্ ॥ ২৩ ॥

Cover of Gujarati edition

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 1.25.23 in Gujarati sript:
તં વિક્ષોભયમાણં તુ સરો બહુઝષાકુલમ્ ।
કૂર્મોઽપ્યભ્યુદ્યતશિરા યુદ્ધાયાભ્યેતિ વીર્યવાન્ ॥ ૨૩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 1.25.23 in Malayalam sript:
തം വിക്ഷോഭയമാണം തു സരോ ബഹുഝഷാകുലമ് ।
കൂര്മോഽപ്യഭ്യുദ്യതശിരാ യുദ്ധായാഭ്യേതി വീര്യവാന് ॥ ൨൩ ॥

Cover of edition (2018)

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 1.25.23 in Telugu sript:
తం విక్షోభయమాణం తు సరో బహుఝషాకులమ్ ।
కూర్మోఽప్యభ్యుద్యతశిరా యుద్ధాయాభ్యేతి వీర్యవాన్ ॥ ౨౩ ॥

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